Auto-wing air deflector



1. L. swmaronu. AND T. JLIMORGAN.

AUTO wme AIR DEFLECIQR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, I922.

Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

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Application filed March 22, 1922. Serial no. 545,748.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, JOHN L. SwINnrono and 'THOMAS J. MORG N, citizens of the United States, residin'gat Scranton, inthe county ofLackawanna "and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Auto-Wmg Air Deflec- "tors, of which jthefollowing is aspecification.- p

This invention relates to an improved wind shield wing, and the purpose of the invention is to provide aflexible W g half? ing means for deflecting theair current outwardly',-- from the automobile,;so that it will not strike against thebacks of the occupants of the f'ront'sea-t thereof, as' occurs with the wind shieldwvingsflin common use. Thewing made'in aecordancewith our invenhaving mean's' for attachment to the top,

tion comprises a sheetof transparent mater-ial" and a frame of flexible material sur rounding and; supporting thesame, the up per, front and lower portions of the frame wind shield frame, and body of the vehicle, and the rear part of the frame having an outwardly projecting flange or rib servingas an air deflector. This air deflector is preferably formedbya strip. of .flexible material attached-to the side ofthewing and folded so as to project outwardly therefrom, and in the wing we provide a stiffening bar which serves as a backing for the rib and prevents it from being turned inwardly by the air pressure.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of part of an automobile body, top and wind shield, looking forwardly and toward the right hand end of the latter and showing one of the wings attached;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the wing partly broken away; and,

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring to-the drawing, a represents the body of an automobile, 7) represents the wind shield, and 0 indicates the top. A wind shield wing made in accordance with our invention, is shown at d, attached to the body, the supporting frame of the wind shield, and the top of the automobile.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the wind shield wing comprises a transparent sheet cl, which may be of celluloid, arranged within a frame of flexible material (P, which may be any suitable weather-proofed fabric.

right hand i This frame, as shown in Fig.3 of the-drawing, consists of two layers of fabric sewed togetherand-to the transparent sheet. The

form of the wing may vary according to the structure of the automobile to which it is to beapplied; In the drawing, the wing has a somewhat triangular shape. "The upper part 1 of the wing is provided with eyelets 2, for attachment to buttons on the 'top ofthe' automobile; the front part 3 is provided with eyelets i, forjattachment to 1 buttons on the upright post 5 of the'wind' shield support, and the lower part 6 of the w ng is provided wlth an eyelet 7, for, en'- gaging a button on the dash, and with an! eyelet 8 forattachlnent toabutton on the outer side of the body, adjacentthe wind shield. The'general form ofthe wing and the attaching devices are common to other WVlliCl sh eld wings. Between the layers of fabric, in the rea'rpart S) of the flexible frame, we enclose a flat stiffening bar 10,

which may be of wood or metal, and thisbar extends toxpoints' near the top and bottom of thewin'gl On the outer side of the 'par t ,9 of the frame, :we' attach a rib e,of flexible material, which [forms a deflector for deflecting fhe ai utwardly, at the rear edge of the wil'ig'." The deflector, as shown, con

sists of a strip of fabric extending practically the full length of the part 9 of the frame and sewed at one edge 11 to said part 9, between the transparent sheet or window 03' and the stiffening bar 10, and sewed at its opposite edge 12 to the part 9, adjacent the rear edge of the latter. Prior to attaching the strip to the wing, the strip is folded upon itself longitudinally along its 5 .central line, as shown at 13, and a suitable binder let is laid along the bend and the folds and binder are stitched together at the bend. The rear half 6 of the strip is creased longitudinally, as shown at 15, so that it assumes a V- sha pe in cross section with its apex lying between the part 6 of the strip and the stiffening bar 10. With this arrangement, the part e serves to hold the part c outwardly from the wing so that the latter will cause deflection of the air.

he stiffening bar lessens or prevents the vibration of the rear edge of the wing and forms a backing for the deflector which prevents the deflector from being turned inwardly by the aircurrent. The wing, with the exception of the rear part, is flexible throughout and may be readily applied or taken down and rolled. When in use, the air. is thrown outwardly by the deflector and does not return against the backs of the heads of the occupants of the car, as wouldoccur if the deflector were omitted.

While we have shown in the drawing, a Wing with deflector for the right hand side of the automobile, it will be understood that a similar wing will be applied to the left hand side adjacent the wind shield, the deflector for the left hand wing being placed.

upon the opposite side of the part 9 of the frame from that shown in the drawing.

The deflector is preferably made of flexible material, having sufficient stiffness to hold its shape, but it may be made of rigid material, if desired.

What we claim is:

1. A wind-shield wing comprising a sheet of transparent material and a frame of flex: ible material surrounding and supporting the same, said frame comprising upper,

.front and lower portions adapted for attachment to the top, wind-shield frame and body of the automobile, and a rear portion having a flexible outwardly projecting flange or rib, extending longitudinally thereof and serving as an air deflector.

3. A wind-shield wing comprising a sheet of transparent material and a frame of flexible material surrounding and supporting the same, said frame comprising upper, front and lower portions adapted for attachment to the top, wind-shield frame and body of the automobile, and a rear portion having a stiffening bar extending longitudinally thereof and an outwardly projecting flexible flange or rib extending parallel with said bar.

4. A wind-shield wing for automobiles having its front portion adapted for attachment to the frame of the windshield, and having an air deflector adjacent its rear edge, said deflector comprising a strip of flexible material secured along its edges to the wing and having a central longitudinal fold, the part of said strip at the rear of said fold being folded under the the front of said fold.

5. A flexible wind-shield wing for automobiles having its front portion adapted for attachment to the frame of the wind-shield and having a stiffening bar in its rear portion, and an air deflector secured to said rear portion parallel with said bar, said deflector comprising a strip of flexible material secured at its edges to the wing and having a central longitudinal fold, the part of the strip at the rear of said fold being foided under the part at the front of said fo d.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

JOHN L. SWINEFORD. THOMAS J. MORGAN.

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